Removing Front Seats

[azngotskills]

Hey i was just wondering if there are any special precautions i should take when removing the front seats from a Gen 6? I know they are pretty heavy since they are leather and electronically adjusted but wondering if there are any alarms present, possible air bag deployment, or anything else that i might mess up? Thanks ahead for your time and responses

[krouchchocolate]

Originally Posted by azngotskills

Hey i was just wondering if there are any special precautions i should take when removing the front seats from a Gen 6? I know they are pretty heavy since they are leather and electronically adjusted but wondering if there are any alarms present, possible air bag deployment, or anything else that i might mess up? Thanks ahead for your time and responses

you should be fine. My friend took mines off when he installed my alarm. Just be careful to not scratch the door when taking out the seat. probably be best to have a 2nd helper to be safe.

[azngotskills]

Thanks man, i remember you from caraudio.com...Im located in Sugar Land too near Kempner High School

Are you 100% sure he didnt disconnect something or touch a button when you werent looking? I dont want any surprises when i connect the battery back up.

Got pictures of your install?

[INDOMI]

My car is the altise model which is the bottom of the range camry here in Australia, i took out all the front seats when installing my headrest monitors, theres only 1 cable that needs to be unplugged on the driver seat, there rests are just simply removing bolts

[JSM1284]

Make sure you disconnect the battery and wait about 30 minutes before you unhook the seat airbag. Also, Do not turn the car on with the seat out.

[thoots]

Originally Posted by azngotskills

Hey i was just wondering if there are any special precautions i should take when removing the front seats from a Gen 6? I know they are pretty heavy since they are leather and electronically adjusted but wondering if there are any alarms present, possible air bag deployment, or anything else that i might mess up? Thanks ahead for your time and responses

When I went to "my upholstery guy" with the old XLE, they took the seat out about a dozen times. It's very simple:

1. Remove bolts.
2. Unhook the one wiring harness connector.
3. Remove seat.

Indeed, there's only one "power connector" that has to unhooked. Probably "not starting the car" while it's out is a good thing, but the upholstery guy never touched the battery, ever. Just unhook the one connector, then hook it back up when you put the seat back in.

I can't stress enough, though, that you should have TWO PEOPLE move the seat out of the car and back in. The seat is very heavy, very bulky, and there is only an inch or so of clearance to work through. It's best to take the headrest off before doing anything, and think in terms of "spinning the seat around" as you take it out of the car -- kind of like how you spin around when you get in and out, yourself. One person does the heavy lifting from outside the car; the other person should get in the back seat, and help by lifting the back of the seat, and help guide the seat out the front door.

[azngotskills]

Thanks for the tips guys